CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0861

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Mailman 1.1 allows list administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the %(listname) macro expansion.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized system access and execution of malicious code by an attacker.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Mailman to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to administrative functions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Mailman 1.1 allows list administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the %(listname) macro expansion.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS